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Micromedex Drug Info App

Reader Reviews: Breast Cancer and Medical Apps Applications

User Rating 4 Star Rating

From Pam InMichigan

Updated January 20, 2011

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Breast Cancer and Health Apps

Name of Breast Cancer or Health App: 

Micromedex

Date of App Purchase: 

10-2010

My Review 

The Micromedex app gives you lots of information about a slew of drugs. Not just info for docs or pharmacists, because it has generic drug names and dosing info as well as warnings about drug interactions. Just find a drug in the alpha order list and you get the full report. A little overwhelming, but you can pick what kind of info you really need to see.

Type of Device for App 

Other

Type of App 

Medical: CBCs, Drug list

Cost of this App 

Free

What did you like best about this app? 

Free! Easy to use. Works without an internet connection, so you could use this anywhere.

What features didn't work for you? 

it's a little too much info for a patient.

Who should buy this app? 

Patients, moms, docs, nurses. Anybody who takes meds or has to give meds to somebody else.

Additional Comments 

it runs on all the i-Gadgets: iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later, according to their site.

Your Point of View 

Survivor.

Would you buy another app from the same company? 

Depends on the app!

Would you recommend this to a friend? 

Yes

Pam Stephan, Breast Cancer Guide, says:

This sounds like a good way to take a lot of medication info along to your doctor's visit.

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